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1974  The first British McDonald's opened in south London, God help us

No need to Name That Tune for this month's NTT but share what you think Minnie mislaid.  (User discretion is advised.)

How nice, that German text book with one of our pics of Framlingham Special Constable Graham Durrant is about to be published and Elizabeth Pargeter née Archer is on the accompanying CD.

Now that really is regrettable.  For five years Peppery Productions have been bringing pleasure and a little bit of life (not too much mind you, this is Suffolk) to near the coast but Sunday afternoon will be their last gig at the Easton Farm Park shed.  Topping are Slovenian band Terrafolk supported by Sargasso Trio, more info here.

Blue Mazda interfered with in Benhall.

Deben waterman Frank Knights who died aged 91 last Sunday was one of Woodbridge's twelve Honorary Freemen (and no, they're not all men).

Ex-England rugby captain Roger Uttley's face was a sufficiently expressive source when he visited Brandeston Hall that we've given him his own page.

Galton Blackiston is a chef and cookery writer whose restaurant is Michelin starred.  Last night as a Woodbridge School Parents Association event he was cooking on stage at the Seckford Theatre in the school's grounds.  Unlike many celebrity chefs he came across as quiet, self effacing and before the start slightly nervous; well there were chefs in the audience, including Vernon, who is still calling us Jeff!

Saturday Brandeston Hall marked it's 60th anniversary with a flypast from a Tiger Moth in the school colours, Peter Stewart the first boy over the threshold in 1948 and Michael Wright the first head boy planted a lime tree.  The tree replaces a lime tree destroyed in the 1987 hurricane which was so popular with the children (it was easy to climb) they'd given it the nickname Basil Brush.

Saturday night there was the general mayhem that always seems to occur when Banham and The Outlaws come in to conjunction.

Some beautiful machines gleaming in the Framlingham sun outside Andy Tiernan's, two Triumphs, this WWII army Harley-Davidson combination with the throttle where you'd expect it, unlike an Indian ... and more arriving including this immaculately restored AJS, also part of a combination.

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Find out here how you can help Easton Pre-School when doing your shopping.

des' dinners at the Woodbridge Anchor

Lots of excitement in Framlingham, the new big (and our word they are big), wheely bins have been delivered in the industrial south ... and oh yes, Solar was robbed last night.

September's news digest has just gone out by email, to be added to the list click on Helen and Rose.

Now there's a novelette, The Little Shop of Horrors running at the mo' at the Ipswich Wolsey has got an online game.

Eventually we closed our eyes, thought of England and went back to AVG.

Hot Club are essentially western swing and we fell in love with Elena's silly, charming little voice; she never runs out of licks for that fiddle and Hank's no slouch either at laid back vocals or thoughtful plank spanking.  They're on at the Ipswich Manor Ballroom this Friday ... can't wait!  (Hooping to HC here.)

If like us you've got a euro sign on the $4 key but don't know how to get at it the trick is the angry dog key (Alt Grrrr) immediately to the right of the spacebar; whilst holding down Alt Gr press and release 4 ... € see, it works!

The Ipswich Fibromyalgia Support Group are have their first ever fundraising sale right now in Bramford Village Hall.

Remember last year's Ladies Night at reubens?  They're doing it again this November ....

... and perhaps you remember Malcolm Walker?  Behind The Brewer in the pic?  With his wife Lucie ran Tastebuds in Earl Soham 2001-05?  We assume they are still cruising the canals of Europe and celebrating today his 67th birthday.

The bulletin board is back and so is the Fram cafe formerly known as Jackie's,  sensibly renamed the Bridge Street Cafe.

09:45pm  It's a case of it should work ... but it doesn't, so we're moving back to the previous host which will reinstate the bulletin board and give us time to sort this out off line  .. you win some, you loose some:)

03:00pm  The database restoration is turning out more difficult than we remember:)

12:05pm  Software installed and running but the database has yet to be restored.  If you post a message now it will be lost when the database is restored.

11:15am  That's an improvement already, the software uploaded in one hit.

10:30am  This web site moved host last night, the bulletin board will be back later this morning.

Unpleasantnesses in Aldeburgh and Walberswick.

This is Carl Wilson and Laxfield First Responders coordinator Laura Griggs demonstrating their pulse oximeter at this year's Brundish Makemerry.  As their beat is very rural inevitably the ambulance tends to take longer to arrive so two responders go out on a call.  Laura echoed Framlingham coordinator's Leighton Page's observation that people are very generous giving money but what is needed most are more responders.  If you want to help email Carl (remember you won't go out on your own:) or contact Leighton (Man in the Hat) on the board.

It was Art on on the Prom Sunday in Felixstowe, the Felixstowe Chamber of Commerce had helped by giving a £1,000 ... more here.

Mobile make up artist and hairdresser needed for a lady in Woodbridge who's getting married.

A spate of bicycle thefts in the Woodbridge area.